Originally Posted by
JustAMushroom
Not really... podunkians will fly another carrier who has RJ's and a cheap price and UA/CAL may get hammered in many mid size markets. That's the rub. Bring RJ's less that 70 seats "in-house" and everyone else will have a competative advantage.
That's why I predict UA/CAL will cave on 66 seat scope. The senior guys will get a nice raise and throw everyone trying to make it up the ladder under the bus.
SkyW doubled down on their RJ bet by buying Xjet (and ASA for that matter) and their share price keeps rising. I wounder what the insiders already know... hmmm???
Sorry about the tread-jacking.. as you were...
I see it a different way mushroom. Most of these Podunk towns are not served with 700's or 170's, rather by 50 seaters. The bigger rj's are used between major cities which doesnt make sense to me.
I predict 50+ seat rj's to come in house eventually and 50 seaters left alone. My guess for skywest buying xjt is they were cheap with guaranteed contracts.